Andy Calvert’s daughter Keira was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2022 aged 14. Andy tells us how the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust has supported both her and her younger siblings, Hayley, Aden and Andrew, with their sailing and adventure trips.
PROJECT TITLE: Twin-based models for more effective treatment of childhood leukaemia LEAD INVESTIGATOR: Professor Alex Thompson INSTITUTION: University of Nottingham AWARD: Approx. £95,000 (funded by The Little Princess Trust and administered by CCLG)
Senior Family Support Practitioner at the Child and Family Support Service within Diana Children’s Community Service in Leicestershire.
There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to supporting siblings of children and young people with cancer. There are, however, key components of support that can make a big difference to siblings, which we’ve established through listening to the voices of siblings* themselves.
Did you know that CCLG is the professional body for all healthcare professionals and researchers who work in young people’s cancer services across the UK and Ireland?
CCLG is pleased to be able to support other (often smaller or family-run) charities to meet their research aims and fund research into childhood cancer.
A south London family whose teenage daughter died from blood cancer has raised more than £300,000 for research into the disease - and they’re not done yet.
We are now planning the CCLG Annual Conference 2027 and would love your input and ideas about topics, challenges, innovations and emerging areas that should be featured in next year's programme.
The UK's leading professional conference for all those working within paediatric and TYA oncology will take place on: 16-17 March 2026, at Manchester Central, Manchester, UK.
A Lancashire man who had part of his leg removed during cancer treatment has walked 10 million steps in a year - representing a million steps for each year he’s been cancer-free - to raise funds to support children and young people affected by the disease.
